Cost of painting an Ultima ?

[pilbeam_mp62]

I am not thinking of doing this myself, as we all know that yellow is the best colour for an Ultima but I notice that Storer is talking about having his car painted Silver..

So what would this cost ? I suppose you start with a bodyshell with a plain finish, but how much more time and money before the finished article ? Must be thousands, to get a good job - no ?

Regards

[738 driver]

3-6k depending on choice of finish and how well you want the stock mouldings repairing.

[Steve_D]

It may be cheaper to have the car wrapped.

Steve

[Storer]

I have been told to budget about £4.5K for a good quality job on a new shell.

Shame you can't get silver gel coat!!!

Paul

[Gulf -LS2]

Paul...

If you want a top job doing i have an excellent contact.....

They spent 3 weeks preparing and flattening the panels so they are ripple free!! The car they have done looks stunning in a TVR colour.

[Storer]

Kyle

I'll give you a call when I get to that stage. Still working on alloy panels at the moment. It is very time consuming but quite cathartic. Bit of a bu**er when I found alloy corrosion under the plastic cover after I had spent many hours fitting and drilling two of them. This is something to watch for when buying a S/H kit that has stood around for a few years un-started! Replacement panels on the way to me.

I must admit the Ultima body looks pretty ripple free compared to a TVR body anyway.

[Del 203]

Don't spray it pink !!!!

[Storer]

It's a GTR not a Can-Am!

[Del 203]

Storer said:

It's a GTR not a Can-Am!

He'll be along soon i'm sure & last time i looked it had a roof

[Steve_D]

Del 203 said:

Storer said:

It's a GTR not a Can-Am!

He'll be along soon i'm sure & last time i looked it had a roof

If you hear snarling and spitting sounds in the distance you'd better run and hide.

Steve

[Del 203]

Steve_D said:

Del 203 said:

Storer said:

It's a GTR not a Can-Am!

He'll be along soon i'm sure & last time i looked it had a roof

If you hear snarling and spitting sounds in the distance you'd better run and hide.

Steve

I'm ready

[ditto]

Del 203 said:

Steve_D said:

Del 203 said:

Storer said:

It's a GTR not a Can-Am!

He'll be along soon i'm sure & last time i looked it had a roof

If you hear snarling and spitting sounds in the distance you'd better run and hide.

Steve

I'm ready

So I see

[Del 203]

ditto said:

So I see

Your radar didn't kick in that quick on this one




You bd



Now give the OP some advice on spraying Ults in none Gay colours


For those that don't know i actually think Dits car looks the nuts in that colour but don't tell him i said so

[ditto]

Del 203 said:

ditto said:

So I see

Your radar didn't kick in that quick on this one




You bd



Now give the OP some advice on spraying Ults in none Gay colours


For those that don't know i actually think Dits car looks the nuts in that colour but don't tell him i said so

Oh it did but took me a bit of time to find that pic
How’s the cold you tart

[Del 203]

ditto said:

Oh it did but took me a bit of time to find that pic
How’s the cold you tart

I wondered if you'd stored it or taken ages searching


Think i've got round 2 now I blame T for giving it back to me !!!

[GTR One]

As soon as as I saw the silver demonstrator, I knew I had to have that colour. It's an Audi colour (from the TT I seem to remember)

Mine cost a shade under 4K in 2008 and was at rolling chassis stage with body fitted. I had the body delivered from the factory in the horrible light grey neutral colour as a suitable base colour..though I'd heard black made a good base colour too.



I got quotes from as low as 2K, but made a choice on the fact that the chap I used was an specialist (and approved repairer) for lotus and TVR and hence had good experience with GRP spraying.

Liam

[Storer]

Great looking car Liam

I too was smitten by the demonstrator at one of the shows. It still looks great after 8+ years.

My £4.5K budget figure is not far out then. There are some very good silvers out there to choose from.

Paul

[738 driver]

.....and with silvers/lighter colours you can get away with fewer repairs.....helps keep the cost down.

[GTR One]

Storer said:

Great looking car Liam

I too was smitten by the demonstrator at one of the shows. It still looks great after 8+ years.

My £4.5K budget figure is not far out then. There are some very good silvers out there to choose from.

Paul

Thanks..

There are some cracking silvers out there and when asked "Which silver do you want" I was overwhelmed with the choice like a like a young boy in sweet shop. They sprayed up about 7 or 8 swatches..which probably only made the choice worse!

[rs_man]

Not sure where you are based but I had a full colour change on an Elise done by Option 1 in the midlands, this included quite a bit of grp crash damage repair. They are GRP specialists and all there work is show quality : http://www.option1sportscars.co.uk/ Really good prices also.